Samantha Yocius

Graphic designer Samantha Yocius to leave TP Printing

Samantha Yocius, a graphic designer for TP Printing, is leaving the company this week.

Reporter Ross Pattermann noted her departure in a column, saying goodbye and wishing her good luck. Yocius started in July 2019 and spent nearly two years with the company, which publishes The (Abbotsford) Tribune-Phonograph, The (Edgar) Record-Review and the (Loyal) Tribune Record Gleaner.

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Results available for post-mandate mask-wearing poll

Out of 1113 respondents to a recent WNA-Polco poll, 77% said they would continue wearing a mask in public in the absence of a statewide mandate. The full results and a breakdown of the data are now available to WNA members for use in their reporting.

Poll questions are available through a WNA partnership with Polco aimed at helping newspapers better engage readers and access enhanced data and insights. 

Jeff Jurena

Former sports reporter Jeff Jurena dies at 57

Jeff Jurena, who in his youth spent time as a community newspaper reporter, died Sunday, March 28, in Gilbert, Ariz. He was 57 and had been diagnosed earlier this year with stage 4 skin cancer.

An Atlanta native, Jurena grew up in Greendale, Wis. A natural athlete, Jurena loved sports, especially bowling and golf. In his younger years, he served as a sports reporter for several community newspapers and also worked for Reiman Publications, a Greendale-based publishing company now affiliated with the Reader’s Digest Corporation.

Luke Reimer

Luke Reimer to cover Shawano County for NEW Media

Reporter Luke Reimer has joined the NEW Media news staff, and will cover Shawano County for the news group. Reimer also writes about pro and college sports for the Wisconsin-based sports website Flurry Sports.

Warren Bluhm, interim editor-in-chief, said in the announcement that Reimer’s “invaluable” digital experience made him an ideal fit for NEW Media. The group, which publishes the Shawano Leader, Oconto County Times Herald and Wittenberg Enterprise and Birnamwood News, is working to grow its online news coverage.

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Water empowered early agriculture

The Driftless Area region of Wisconsin is blessed with abundant rivers and streams that flow through valleys. Early European settlers in our region took advantage of those water resources to build mills powered by the flowing streams.

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State budget drama presents dilemmas for major players

Every budget starts with a little drama. When will they finish it? Will they even get it done? But as the Joint Finance Committee prepares to dive into the details of Gov. Tony Evers’ 2021-23 budget, there’s an extra layer of intrigue — thanks to the dysfunction that has gripped the Capitol during what seems like a perpetual standoff between Evers and GOP legislative leaders.

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